Jay Martin started The Lifeforce Fitness Project in 2005, after moving his family to Eugene from Colorado. He has over fifteen years of teaching and coaching experience, working with both children and adults. Always searching for new ways to expand his own education and promote health, Jay has earned a Masters degree in education and is a certified hatha yoga instructor in the Shambhava tradition. While his personal favorite activities for fitness are running, cycling, hiking, weight training and yoga, he strives to help his clients/students find and pursue fitness activities that they are most passionate about. Jay and his wife Dannette have two children, Jay and Cenna Sky. Email: jaymartin@lifeforcefitness.org
Glen Tippin, a certified Sivananda Yoga Teacher since 1994, is very grateful to be raised by a mother who has been teaching yoga and spirituality for over three decades. He has studied and practiced in several yoga traditions and with many great instructors. A devoted teacher and passionate environmentalist, he can be seen riding his bike all over Oregon when he is not instructing class. Also providing private lessons and consultations, Glen is a dynamic and loving teacher--sensitive to the needs of his students.
Haley Wilson, a certified Sivananda Yoga Instructor, has a life-long passion for movement and dance. She is a creative artist and loves to help others find self expression through creativity. She is a committed peace activist and is currently
co-founding a local group called Yogis for Peace with her fiance and fellow yoga instructor, Paul Simon.
James Fox is a certified Advanced Instructor and disciple of Grandmaster Zhang Yuanming. With over 30 years of training, he is one of Eugenes most distinguished Tai Chi and Qigong instructors.
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"Each day you choose whether to make a nutritious meal at home or get some fast food, whether to get up early to
exercise or sleep in because you stayed up late watching TV. And lets's face it, it's easier to watch TV, sleep in, skip
exercise, and grab some fast food. But ask yourself 'When I look into a full-length mirror, what do I see?' You see your
living habits reflected back at you. So don't wait until you have time--make time."
Dan Millman, author of Everyday Enlightenment
Leah Riordan is a certified Nia instructor and passionate about sharing the joy of movement with people of all levels and abilities.